Age Affects Clinical Management after Noncurative Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Gastric Cancer
Background: Additional surgery is recommended after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer due to the risk of lymph node metastasis. However, age may affect the clinical management of these patients. Objectives: The aim of our retrospective multicenter study was...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Digestive diseases (Basel) 2019, Vol.37 (6), p.423-433 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Additional surgery is recommended after noncurative endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early gastric cancer due to the risk of lymph node metastasis. However, age may affect the clinical management of these patients. Objectives: The aim of our retrospective multicenter study was to clarify whether age affects decision-making after noncurative ESD and if the decision affects long-term outcomes. Methods: Age was classified as follows: non-elderly, |
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ISSN: | 0257-2753 1421-9875 |
DOI: | 10.1159/000499538 |